Crypto bill faces Democratic backlash over new ethics rules

Key Senate Democrats are sticking to the latest version of the cryptocurrency regulation bill instead of the White House-approved ethics provision, arguing it falls short, complicating the bill’s chances of passage in the narrow window before lawmakers leave town next month. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who leads the Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee, unveiled a……

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Should Justin Herbert argue for more roughing the passer penalties?

chris rimmDecember 8, 2025, 06:00 am ET to close Chris Rimm is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Chris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-changing first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Chris’s free time, he lives out his NBA dreams in the men’s league in Los Angeles. Los Angeles–perhaps the first time…

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Government shutdown now 2nd longest in U.S. history

The U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 22nd day, becoming the second-longest federal funding lapse ever, with no end in sight. The milestone means that the two longest shutdowns have both occurred while President Donald Trump was in office. The longest shutdown began in December 2018, in Trump’s first term, and dragged on for…

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